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"Through the How to Save a Life series we're amplifying the voices of people who use drugs and the community response to the overdose crisis."

Mounties were called to reports of a man who had stabbed himself inside his vehicle on the Island Highway.

The province boosted funding to the program this summer, and is now pledging $500,000 annually to help keep kids out of gangs.

That’s because the NDP government has tabled legislation requiring a referendum next fall on whether or not to move to a proportional representation voting model, and it has signaled it may stack the deck considerably to ensure the referendum result is indeed a shift to PR.

Travel consultant Claire Newell with when and how to book to get the best deals on a winter getaway.

The B.C. Centre on Substance Abuse has released the provinces first ever set of guidelines for prescribing injectable treatments for opioid addiction.

The Newton BIA wants to see Surrey's community policing unit doubled in size.

A boat caught on fire Thursday morning at Marinaside in False Creek. From viewer video, you can clearly see flames shooting from the boat.

There's a break in a case many people have been waiting to hear about in Prince George, B.C. A man has been arrested and charged after a month-long, high-profile investigation.

Firefighters are on the scene of a fully involved boat fire in Yaletown.

In light of numerous gang shootings and deaths across B.C. in recent months, the province has announced a new strategy to tackle the problem.

According to the B.C. Coroners Service, over 80% of the suspected illicit drug deaths to date in 2017 involved the opioid fentanyl.

The BC Coroners Service says 1,013 people have died of overdoses this year, up from the 982 people who lost their lives to drugs last year.

A man is dead after falling 20 storeys from a construction crane outside the UBC Student Recreation Centre.

It may come as no surprise but both home sales and average prices rose across B.C. in September, according to the latest figures from the British Columbia Real Estate Association

Home sales and average prices rose in B.C. in September, according to the latest figures from the British Columbia Real Estate Association.

Travel expert Claire Newell shows us some new gear to make your next trip easier and more comfortable.

Victoria's Brent McMahon and Lionel Sanders of Harrow, Ont., will compete in the world Ironman championship a third straight year Saturday. The Hawaiian event is considered the Super Bowl of the sport

Josie Heisig of Destination BC takes a look at several autumn festivals happening around the province.

Canadian designers participated in the Cashmere Collection fashion contest to raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Chelsea Cox a Kwantlen Polytechnnic University design student was this years winner.

The park board has been discussing the possible name change since July 2015.

A research team at UBC Okanagan has found that simply adding a common chemicals before wastewater treatment can nearly wipe out some of its toxic gases.

Flicka Gymnastics club in North Vancouver has been asked to clarify its discipline policy around kids as young as three years old. The recommendation comes following a complaint from parents of a five-year-old girl who claim their daughter's coaches forced her to do the splits for 42 minutes.

The latest survey from Royal LePage says the price between a condo and a single detached home has somewhat narrowed over the last few months.

Recovery teams, some with cadaver dogs, will start searching for bodies in some areas devastated by wildfires raging in California wine country, with the death toll at 24 and modest progress made in battling the blazes, officials say.

Recovery teams, some with cadaver dogs, will start searching for bodies in some areas devastated by wildfires raging in California wine country, with the death toll at 24 and modest progress made in battling the blazes, officials say.

Wildfires already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history could gain momentum Thursday and erase even the modest gains firefighters have made.

A body found in Richmond early yesterday morning has been identified as a 30 year old gang associate from Surrey.

"Every time that it's happened, I am terrified, I'm terrified of losing him."

Fire officials say a woman in her 90s has not been located after an aggressive fire destroyed one home and damaged another near Penticton B.C.

"These guidelines really are the foundation and will support provincial expansion and roll out.”

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is hoping someone will save the 13th annual parade and the hundreds of thousands of donations that it drums up for the food bank each year.

"It's tragic, it's an epidemic. I'm happy to be alive."

A new name for the iconic sea stack off the seawall will be decided by First Nations and Stanley Park Intergovernmental Working Group.

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A body found in Richmond yesterday has been identified as one of the known gang members police warned the public about this summer. Aaron McArthur has the details.

Starting today, you won’t be able to stay in your car on a B.C. Ferry if you end up on the lower car deck. Ted Chernecki explains why.

It’s been revealed that 25-year-old bull rider Ty Pozzobon, who took his own life earlier this year, suffered from the same brain disorder that afflicts many football players. Geoff Hastings reports.

A cold blast of winter-like conditions in Surrey this morning, as a sudden hailstorm caused traffic chaos. Grace Ke reports.

Rumina Daya has the story of a man who was lucky enough to cheat death after a fentanyl recovery.

Researchers at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital have made a discovery that could help parents prevent potentially deadly peanut reactions in their children. Linda Aylesworth reports.

There are troubling new details tonight about a family of three found dead after a house fire in Nanaimo. As Neetu Garcha reports, police are calling their deaths suspicious in nature.

The NDP government today announced it will make more schools safer, and replace some entirely. But as Nadia Stewart reports, today’s announcement has raised more questions for some parents.

Over the past decade, Sears has been Jerry Hancock’s scholarly pursuit — starting with a master’s thesis and, eventually, the self-proclaimed title of a Sears historian.

The 2017 Foundation Skills Assessment is taking place for elementary students in Grade 4 and Grade 7 right now, but the B.C. School Trustees Association is calling for the results to be kept from the public.

Despite the DFO's commitment of $7.2 million to monitor noise pollution impacting killer whales, environmentalists say it's time for action — not more research.

A videotaped interview between an RCMP officer and Thamer Hameed Almestadi was played during his trial in relation to the 2016 attack on Mary Hale at an on-campus dorm.

After grinding to a halt in 2016 job growth in Kelowna is rolling again.

Nine out of 10 drivers worry about hitting pedestrians at night and during wet weather, while eight in 10 pedestrians don't feel safe in these conditions.